One of the greatest things about the Christmas holiday is the availability of Christmas specials from years’ past. Even when though specials sit on one’s DVD (or Blu-ray) shelf, they really only come out once a year. These specials contain… Read More ›
Month: November 2009
Godzilla (1998) Takes Manhattan
One can't slam a monster movie for being silly – there is something inherently silly about a giant monster lumbering through a city destroying things. Yet, in the most basic sense, Roland Emmerich (writer/director) and Dean Devlin's (writer/producer) reimagining of… Read More ›
Gone with the Wind Goes Blu
As gilded and over-the-top as the Old South itself, the Gone with the Wind 70th Anniversary Collector's Edition Blu-ray release is an impressive tribute to one of the best loved films of all time. The Victor Fleming-directed (at least Fleming… Read More ›
Crossing the Line or Just Looking at it – Last Night’s The Amazing Race
There's a line one shouldn't cross when going on reality television. Cross the line and everyone (at home and the people you're playing against) will hate you, don't cross the line and you may end up going home. The only… Read More ›
Longing for Sitcoms
I hunger for sitcoms. There was a time that wasn't the case. There was a time when I hungered for more dramas, but that time has passed. It was back in the day, you know, when comedies were an 8-10… Read More ›
Nothing Terribly Elite About Star Wars: Battlefront – Elite Squadron
There was a point in time, one which lasted several years, in which every Star Wars game that one played featured a run down the Death Star trench. It is an iconic moment in film history and carries over exceedingly… Read More ›
Three Times the Kevin Smith Comes to Blu-ray
It would probably be wrong to say that Kevin Smith speaks for my generation. He certainly has, as his production company name tells us, a View Askew, and that means that we'd all have to have the same sort of… Read More ›
Everything Old is New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Sometimes reinventing the wheel isn't necessary. Sometimes just giving the wheel a nice spit-and-polish is all that is needed to make the wheel seem shiny and new and tons of fun. As old as the wheel might be, even if… Read More ›
Going out with Rabbids Go Home
Rabbids, originally introduced in the Rayman series of videogames, are, essentially demented little anthropomorphic rabbits. They’re less than intelligent, less than cunning, terribly violent, and sometimes mean creatures. They’re also ridiculously funny things. The Rabbids latest adventure, Rabbids Go Home,… Read More ›
Getting Happy with Glee
How good was Artie's “Dancing with Myself” last night on Glee? No, it wasn't good, it was great, wasn't it? It was a great use of a song, it was well sung, and then they're repeating the song when everyone… Read More ›
It’s Me, Mario! A Quick Preview of the New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Ever committed to bringing you, our readers, all the latest info, we here at The TV and Film Guy’s Reviews are happy to report our preliminary findings of New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Our full review of Mario's latest adventure… Read More ›
V – Episode Two Thoughts
I am very happy to report that after a second week of V (the 2009 one, not the old one), I'm liking the show more and more. Oh, in case you couldn't tell, we're probably going to be talking a… Read More ›
Hitching a Ride with The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Just because a film is a remake – or perhaps a movie based on a book that was already made into a movie – doesn't mean the film is destined to fail. To be less cryptic, The Taking of Pelham… Read More ›
An Amazing Race Roll in the Hay
CBS has this incredibly odd way of promoting The Amazing Race. Well, perhaps “odd” isn't quite the right word — maybe “forward” is better. They have a very forward way of promoting the Race. Whenever one sees scenes from the… Read More ›
Disputing Rocky: The Undisputed Collection
It may be foolhardy to do so, but there is plenty to dispute in Rocky – The Undisputed Collection, the new Blu-ray boxed set of all six Rocky movies. That lovable, sometimes punchy, lug from Philadelphia; the Italian Stallion; Philadelphia's… Read More ›
Baseball’s Over, Time for FIFA Soccer 10
There are many possible reasons that the sport of soccer hasn't taken off in this country the way that it has in the rest of the world. It's not as conducive to television viewing as other sports – there's no… Read More ›
The Yankees Win! It’s like a Magical Christmas for all, and more so for Mickey, who has been Snowed in at the House of Mouse
Originally a special produced as a part of Disney's House of Mouse in 2001, Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse is returning to DVD. With tons of Disney characters making an appearance as well as classic… Read More ›
Need Directions? Definitely Head North by Northwest
There is something absolutely wonderful about watching Cary Grant. Grant, no matter the role, always exudes an incredible amount of charisma and charm, and can carry an entire film on his back. It is, however, still preferable to see Grant… Read More ›
The Past Returns with ABC’s Reimagined V
It seems as though every other week some new version of an old television show or movie is making its way onto the screen (either big or little). The latest of these reimaginings appears this week on ABC, with V…. Read More ›
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